Africa: Blinken Heading to Africa Next Week On Four-Nation Tour

[ad_1] State Department — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Angola next week, the State Department announced, his fourth trip to the African continent. The trip comes after 17 Cabinet-level official visits last year as a follow-up to the 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington. President Joe Biden has also expressed his desire to visit Africa this year, but no definite plans have been announced. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said […]

January 19, 2024 2

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Afcon 2023: Ivory Coast 0-1 Nigeria – Super Eagles down hosts in Abidjan

[ad_1] Nigeria took a huge step towards reaching the last 16 at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 win over hosts Ivory Coast in Group A.The match's key moment came in the 55th minute after Ousmane Diomande caught Victor Osimhen in the box.That allowed William Troost-Ekong to blast home from the penalty spot.Roared on by a raucous crowd, the Ivorians pushed hard for an equaliser but failed […]

January 19, 2024

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Africa: Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Molly Phee Previewing the Secretary’s Trip to Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, and Angola

[ad_1] Office of the Spokesperson — MR TEK: Thank you and good morning, everyone. Welcome to today’s background call on Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s travel to Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, and Angola. This call will be on the record and is embargoed until its conclusion. Joining on this – joining us this morning is Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee. She’ll provide some brief opening remarks, and then we’ll turn it over to your questions. […]

January 19, 2024 1

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Afcon 2023: Equatorial Guinea 4-2 Guinea-Bissau – Emilio Nsue scores hat-trick

[ad_1] Emilio Nsue's only previous goal at Afcon was at the 2015 tournament, when Equatorial Guinea finished fourthEmilio Nsue scored a hat-trick as Equatorial Guinea closed in on the knockout stages of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations by thrashing Guinea-Bissau.Nsue slotted in the first-half opener and struck twice after the break for the first Afcon treble since 2008.Esteban Orozco's own goal sent the sides in level at half-time but […]

January 19, 2024

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Afcon 2023: Ivory Coast v Nigeria – ‘If you don’t win, don’t come home’

[ad_1] Africa Cup of Nations 2023 hosts Ivory Coast are taking on Nigeria in their second Group A game of this year's tournament.The Elephants got a win in their opener against Guinea-Bissau, while the Super Eagles could only manage a draw against Equatorial Guinea.Some fans in Lagos gave us their predictions for the game, and their hopes for Nigeria's star striker, Victor Osimhen. [ad_2] Source link

January 19, 2024 2

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Africa: The World’s Richest Men Leave Women Far Behind–Amid Rising Economic Inequalities

[ad_1] United — The world's rich are getting progressively richer while the world's poor continue to be increasingly poorer. In a new report released January 15, Oxfam says the wealth of the world's five richest men has doubled since 2020 -even as five billion people were made poorer in a "decade of division." The study, published to coincide with the World Economic Forum in Davos, an annual gathering of mostly the world's wealthiest and business elites, lists the top five […]

January 18, 2024 2

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Africa: AI Will Transform the Global Economy – Let’s Make Sure It Benefits Humanity

[ad_1] Washington DC — We are on the brink of a technological revolution that could jumpstart productivity, boost global growth and raise incomes around the world. Yet it could also replace jobs and deepen inequality. The rapid advance of artificial intelligence has captivated the world, causing both excitement and alarm, and raising important questions about its potential impact on the global economy. The net effect is difficult to foresee, as AI will ripple through economies in complex ways. What we […]

January 18, 2024 2

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Africa: Flawed Elections and Poor Governance Underlie Africa’s Backsliding

[ad_1] With nearly 20 polls this year, can a floundering AU give elections the attention they desperately need? How do we explain the developmental and governance reversals now haunting Africa? Reasons for the apparent collapse of security are complex, but the thread running through insurgencies, coups and instability is slow development, bad governance and the nature of Africa's demographic transitions. Geopolitics marked by increasing competition makes for an unfavourable international environment. And although the global context influences Africa's conflicts, a […]

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